W Barcelona

On a prime patch of Barcelona beach, this boardwalk-based W has suites with sea views and circular beds, a rooftop bar and a cabana-lined pool. There’s a restaurant on the shore, a wood-fired grill and a cocktail lounge, too. The sail-shaped Med-facing monolith is in the former fishing village of La Barceloneta but within strolling distance of the historic quarter and all its tapas bars, masterpiece churches, on-trend barrios and leafy boulevards.